Medicare Advantage in Erie County, New York
157,314 people in Erie County, New York were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 71.7% of 219,321 eligible beneficiaries (+0.04 pts since October 2025). Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 23% of reported enrollment; 15 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 1,813 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 13,659 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 46 to 36.
Parent organizations in Erie County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. | 35,454 | +21,079 | 22.6% |
| Independent Health Association, Inc. | 35,304 | −18,044 | 22.5% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 32,128 | +2,443 | 20.5% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 21,473 | +14,803 | 13.7% |
| Highmark Health | 20,216 | −18,499 | 12.9% |
| Centene Corporation | 6,792 | −935 | 4.3% |
| Humana Inc. | 4,194 | +1,258 | 2.7% |
| Visiting Nurse Service of New York | 515 | +461 | 0.3% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 319 | −37 | 0.2% |
| Catholic Health System, Inc. | 252 | +5 | 0.2% |
| Fallon Community Health Plan, Inc. | 243 | +26 | 0.2% |
| MVP Health Care, Inc. | 56 | −56 | under 0.1% |
| VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK | 53 | +19 | under 0.1% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 15 | +1 | under 0.1% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 14 | +1 | under 0.1% |
CMS suppresses county and contract counts of 10 or fewer; shares are of reported enrollment.
Value-based care alongside MA
In PY 2024, 2,895 beneficiaries in Erie County were assigned to 153 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 7.9% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 74% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.